Kirsty McIntyre, Mount Alexander Knitting Nannas
Please write to your politicians to get our state Labor government to take action to protect Wombat-Lerderderg State Forest.
There is a state election coming up this year and we need to remind Labor of their promise in 2021 to create regional parks, 11 nature conservation reserves and 18 bushland reserves.
These areas are not being protected properly, open to mining and logging. There are so many rare and endangered species in this area – the Greater Glider (endangered), Powerful Owls (vulnerable – they breed in large tree hollows), Gang-gang cockatoos (endangered), a skink which is genetically different from others in areas close by, as well as significant species, such as Mountain Brushtail Possums, Spotted Quail-thrush and Red-browed Treecreepers.
Keeping our bushland intact is so important to stop the emission of more carbon into the atmosphere. The destruction of forests is a major factor in the worsening impact of climate change. As well, the logging of bushland worsens the intensity and frequency of bushfires. The big, old trees hold so much water and removing them creates more undergrowth, open spaces for fires to race through.
We need to protect these beautiful places for people to enjoy and for future generations.
Write a personal letter to your MP, and c.c. the Minister for the Environment and the Premier at the email addresses below:
The Hon. Maree Edwards MP
maree.edwards@parliament.vic.gov.au
The Hon. Jaclyn Symes, Member for Northern Victoria
jaclyn.symes@parliament.vic.gov.au
The Hon. Steve Dimopoulos, Minister for the Environment
Reception.Dimopoulos@deeca.vic.gov.au
The Hon. Jacinta Allan, Premier of Victoria
jacinta.allan@parliament.vic.gov.au